Turning Up the Volume in Back Bay
Samuels & Assoc.’s Rachel Diharce gives an inside look at how she and her team curated a unique retail experience at the new Lyrik development to cap off Boston’s iconic Newbury Street shopping district.
Ruling Could Threaten Linkage Fees in Massachusetts
This month’s unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in...
Why Developers Should Think About Retail Early
The economic implications of a thriving ground floor experience extend well beyond the first lease year. Here’s how to create neighborhood magnets with major gravitational pull.
Live-Shop Combination Transforms Retail Properties
The viability of widescale office-to-residential conversion projects still is up for debate, but signs point to a greater awakening to incorporate multifamily housing into underutilized retail centers across Greater Boston.
Downtown BID’s Recipe for Retail Renewal
A remarkable transformation is underway that’s redefining Downtown Boston from a 9-to-5, office-driven landscape, via a vibrant retail and cultural revival.
AG Gets Serious About Enforcing MBTA Communities Law
The attorney general’s lawsuit suggests that she will not wait to find out whether the loss of access to specific state funding programs will eventually persuade Milton to adopt compliant zoning.
Cambridge Should End Exclusionary Zoning in 2024
Beneath a facade of inclusivity and progressivism lies an ugly truth: Cambridge is not open to everyone. But the City Council should not settle for a surface-level fix.
Fenway Team Competes in a Crowded Field
On the front lines in the housing affordability battle, Suneeth John leads the Fenway CDC’s real estate team in identifying promising sites and finding financing sources to acquire and develop them.
Will Decarbonization Shut Off the Affordable Pipeline?
Construction costs are already sky-high in Greater Boston, and there is fear decarbonization regulations can add even more strain on affordable housing developers’ wallets.
Architecture Grapples with the AI Question
Time is money in design and development. Is artificial intelligence the wonder drug for commercial projects in a costly market like Massachusetts?
Court Upholds Defective Foreclosure Deed
The vast majority of mortgage loans are repaid without incident, but when they go into default, peculiar twists and turns can ensue. A federal district court decision issued in January, involving a home in Framingham, offers an example.
How Design Factors into a Swift Residential Sellout
Location may be one of the most common words to describe valuable real estate, but when embarking on a multifamily or single-family project, regardless of location, design arguably reigns supreme.
Discovery by Design at AstraZeneca’s New R&D Facility
This 570,000-square-foot tower will accommodate up to 1,850 employees after it opens in 2026. Teams from AstraZeneca and Alexion Rare Disease will collaborate here to transform the future of healthcare.
Experts’ Voices Must Be Part of Decarbonization Conversation
We are experiencing a sea change in regulations related to sustainability and decarbonization in the built environment. And technical experts like architects need to have central roles in their development.
IBA’s South End Project Maximizes Cultural Impact
A new arts center, which incorporates elements of the historic building it’s replacing, will be a hub for the Boston Latinx community’s cultural empowerment.
Holyoke Seeks an On-Ramp to Mass. ‘Climate Corridor’
As MIT-trained scientists pursue clean energy breakthroughs at Cambridge and Somerville incubators, Gateway Cities are seeking to capture a share of Massachusetts’ growing decarbonization economy.
Look Beyond Boston for CRE Opportunities
At City Realty, we have seen firsthand that there are still opportunities available in the office market and new tenants in the market to fill those well publicized vacancies. Our successful repositioning project in Quincy Center is just one example.
Rescuing Stranded Assets in Gateway Cities
Robert Delhome Founder and president, Charter...
Lynn Is Having a Moment
Developers have also found an increasingly receptive audience with city leadership in Gateway Cities just outside Boston at a time when many point to an increasingly high cost of doing business within city limits.
The Year Massachusetts Got Serious About Housing Production
2023 ushered in new policy initiatives to tackle the housing crisis. Is 2024 the year we get production back on track, as all levels of government signal they are prioritizing big solutions?
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